Helpers--Electricians in Michigan
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,097
after federal, FICA and Michigan tax
Tax takes
$8,143
18.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,326
Michigan costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Michigan — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$44,240
Kept after tax
$36,097
Worth in national money
$38,326
State rank
20
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Michigan sits in the middle of the pack for helpers--electricians. The median is $44,240, ranking 20 of 47 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Michigan, this one sits low: 382 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Michigan does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $44,240 you keep $36,097, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $38,326 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $44,800, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Michigan occupies the middle band for helpers--electricians: a median of $44,240, ranking 20 of 47. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Helpers--electricians occupies position 382 of 493 in Michigan's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Michigan income tax, retained pay for helpers--electricians on $44,240 is $36,097. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $38,326 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $44,800 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Helpers--Electricians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,650 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,240 |
| Top tenth earn over | $53,390 |
| This salary | $44,240 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Michigan | $36,097 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,727 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$497 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $42,212 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$601 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of helpers--electricians in Michigan earn under $44,240 and half over. The published range runs $36,650 at the tenth percentile to $53,390 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $36,097 take-home in Michigan comes from $44,240. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 382 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Michigan, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $38,326, the adjusted value of that $44,240 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 382 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for helpers--electricians in Michigan, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $36,650 to $53,390; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $36,097, from $44,240, assumes a single Michigan filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 382 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 20 of 47 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Michigan, so $38,326 — the adjusted value of that $44,240 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 382 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $36,650 and the top tenth $53,390, so most people doing this work in Michigan sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Michigan sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $38,326 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Michigan's own levy, $36,097 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 47 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,650 to $53,390) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Michigan rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Michigan's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $38,326 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $36,097 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Michigan income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.